Michael Voltaggio wins Top Chef Las Vegas, as predicted by yours truly at the beginning of the season. Hotty McVolterson sous-vided and molecularized his way to numero uno and beat out (br)other, well-deserving chefs: Bryan Voltaggio and Kevin Gillespie.

'Twas the night after the season finale and I get a phone call from my mom around 11:30PM. The phone call went something like this:

P.S. Disclaimer to all Bulgarini fanatics (myself included): Bulgarini Gelato has special hours for the months of November & December. Closed Monday to Friday because the owners are "going to Sicily to buy pistachios!!!" Check out their holiday hours here: http://www.bulgarinigelato.com/index.php